AFP: Iran has developed laser-guided artillery rounds designed to home in on stationary or moving targets at a distance of up to 20 kilometres (12 miles), Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state media Monday.
Iran says it has laser-guided artillery rounds
India mulls using rupee to pay for Iran oil imports
AFP: India said Monday it may use its own currency, the rupee, to pay for oil imports from Iran in the face of a US-led sanctions campaign aimed at forcing Tehran to abandon its nuclear programme.
Pentagon chief sees Iran bomb potential in year
AFP: Iran could develop a nuclear bomb in about a year and create the means for delivery in a further two to three years, the US defense chief said Sunday, reiterating President Barack Obama’s determination to halt the effort.
Iran to place nuclear plate in reactor within month, Times says
Bloomberg: Iran said it will install its first 20 percent nuclear fuel plates at the Tehran Research Reactor within a month, Tehran Times reported, citing Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi.
Pentagon seeks mightier bomb vs. Iran
Wall Street Journal: Pentagon war planners have concluded that their largest conventional bomb isn’t yet capable of destroying Iran’s most heavily fortified underground facilities, and are stepping up efforts to make it more powerful, according to U.S. officials briefed on the plan.
Iran says Syria must hold free poll, but needs time
Reuters: Iran called on staunch ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday to hold free elections and allow multiple political parties to operate in the country, but said he must be given time to implement these reforms.
Iran says to stop some oil sales, inspectors visit
Reuters: Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions on Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to “some” countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to such sales to the European Union.
Iran media confirm Canada resident’s death sentence
AFP: Iranian media on Sunday confirmed an Iranian man with Canadian residency has had a death sentence against him reinstated by the supreme court on charges he operated a pornographic website.
UN inspectors to examine Iran’s nuclear programme as country votes on oil export ban
Daily Mail: UN nuclear inspectors arrived in Iran on today, hoping to shed light on suspected military aspects of Tehran’s atomic work – on the day its lawmakers look set to ban oil exports to Europe in revenge for new EU sanctions.
Iran says oil could reach $120 to $150 per barrel
AP: The head of Iran’s state oil company said Sunday that the price of crude will reach $120 to $150 per barrel, as officials in Tehran prepare to discuss a ban on crude sales to European Union countries in retaliation for an EU embargo.
